Latino Ladron II
Following on from previous experiences we were robbed again today! Those first experiences barely count as experiences at all to be fair but today they got away with a whole bag of loot.
We were trying to get some last minute colour in our pasty frames, sunbathing on Copocabana beach in Rio, when some local scally-wag scarpered off with our bag into the crowds.
I'm not too bothered about the stuff that we lost other than the book that I was halfway through and rather enjoying. Nothing of real value was in there and can be replaced. I'm not even bothered about the thief; what bothers me is the two groups of locals behind that would have seen everything but claimed to have seen nothing.
I hate to make the comparison again but it's less likely to happen in Asia. In Cambodia, arguably in an area of greater poverty, it felt completely safe leaving stuff on the beach while we both swam.
This wasn't a great welcome to Rio on our first day and all under the watchful gaze of Christ the Redeemer! We have loved our time here in South American despite these experiences. We will continue to be extra vigilant (not that it worked!) and hopefully I can avoid posting Latino Ladron III in the next 5 days!
We were trying to get some last minute colour in our pasty frames, sunbathing on Copocabana beach in Rio, when some local scally-wag scarpered off with our bag into the crowds.
I'm not too bothered about the stuff that we lost other than the book that I was halfway through and rather enjoying. Nothing of real value was in there and can be replaced. I'm not even bothered about the thief; what bothers me is the two groups of locals behind that would have seen everything but claimed to have seen nothing.
I hate to make the comparison again but it's less likely to happen in Asia. In Cambodia, arguably in an area of greater poverty, it felt completely safe leaving stuff on the beach while we both swam.
This wasn't a great welcome to Rio on our first day and all under the watchful gaze of Christ the Redeemer! We have loved our time here in South American despite these experiences. We will continue to be extra vigilant (not that it worked!) and hopefully I can avoid posting Latino Ladron III in the next 5 days!
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